Re: Way OT :o) Stealth and Countermeasures...

ShldWulf@aol.com wrote:

> >I haven't had the time to go to the library and do Jane's dump in
about
> >a year and a half.  I would not be a bit surprised if the ALRAAM
project
> >got started because of the in ability to develop an extended range
> >AMRAAM that will fit into an F-22's weapons bays.
>
> I don't think so. I've been hearing about ALRAAM for about 10 years
off and
> on. Mostly off :o) There seems to be a real scizophrenia about long
range air
> intercept missiles :o)

The ALARM's I think of are a British anti-radar missile, very similar to
HARM's
but with slightly shorter range and much less hang weight.

IAS

>
>
> My first base was Eglin (Weapons) test side, which is where I first
heard of
> it. About the same time somone decided to call the AIM-7 replacment
the
> "AMRAAM."
>
> (Ouch, that's dateing myself :o)
>
> randy